Comedian Jimmy Fallon is the new video host of the Studio Tour. The star of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" introduces entertaining clips seen on HD monitors in the trams to augment the live Studio Tour guide narration.

Winners will be selected randomly. No purchase necessary to enter. Giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. PT Monday, Sept. 26,2011. Winner will be contacted by email shortly after contest closes and must respond within 24 hours or a new winner will be selected. Open to residents of the U.S. with a valid street address.

Fabulous Food at the L.A. County Fair

It's that time of year again! Let's go to the fair and pig out on fabulous food. I was invited to sample all the food at the fair seriously, I'm not kidding.... what a treat that was! I wasn't easy (sarcastic tone) but I was able to pick my favorites to share with you. Check out the list below and head over to the L.A. County Fair SEPT. 3 - OCT. 2, 2011 Click here for hours and parking info. Check out my Fair Flashback.

Disclosure: This is not a paid post. I was invited to the media Food Preview and given tickets to attend the fair with my family. Thank you to our sponsors for providing the giveaway to my readers free of charge.

My favorite feature about the website is the "Matchmaker" feature. It's almost like a game you can have your tween explore it. Have them click through the questions and violia the perfect product for your indivdual tween or teen appears.

Want advice from the experts? Don't Fret The Sweat website provides a section called "Perspectives On Parenting". There are articles on all things parenting and your chance to comment or ask your own questions.

For more on the Victorious Concert we attended, follow the link to facebook and "like" Walmart Soundcheck to find out when, where and who will have the next Free concert.

Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. No purchase necessary to enter. Giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. PT Friday, August 12. Winner will be contacted by email shortly after contest closes and must respond within 72 hours or a new winner will be selected. Open to residents of the U.S. and Canada with a valid street address.

(Full Disclosure: I was not paid or compensated in any way for this post. This event was free and open to the general public. I was invited to the event & given a swag bag. The original thoughts expressed on this blog are 100% mine .)

Hit The Snooze Button:Enjoyable rooms, mattresses are Serta plush and the linens, oh so luxurious. Portable cribs are also available upon request.

Feels Like Home

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Get Ready, Set, Surf: Once you've unpacked, you are just an elevator ride away from grabbing your board and hitting the surf. The lobby posts the daily surf reports along with the times of low and high tides.

Too Cool For School

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Pier Pressure:Huntington Beach is famous for a wide beach and their pier. Any time of day or evening you can actually see plenty of people fishing off the pier. We like to enjoy a morning stroll to the end and get a coffee at Ruby's Diner... who am I kidding, we also love the milkshakes and burgers!﻿﻿﻿

P.S. No Skateboarding Allowed

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The Huntington Pier

Dogs Days And Nights: The Shorebreak Hotel welcomes man's best friend as part of the family! Pet-friendly through and through located a mile away from Dog Beach, one of the few beaches in Huntington Beach where dogs can run free.

Cheers: Raise a glass and make a toast during the daily complimentary wine hour located in the lobby.

All Hands On Deck: "The Deck" is a private courtyard for hotel guests with 3 fire pits- perfect for a little romance or family fun s'more making. You can bring your own or purchase a complete s'more kit for two at the front desk for $5 bucks.﻿﻿﻿

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

﻿Summer is for making memories with family, do you have a special place that you go every summer? Do you have family memories of summer vacations when you were growing up?Share your favorite summer memory with me!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Turtle: The Incredible Journey - Trailer from Save Our Seas Foundation on Vimeo.
The film is directed by National Geographic Explorer’s Nick Stringer and narrated by Academy Award nominee Miranda Richardson. Stringer’s documentary team follows the loggerhead turtle on an adventure of more than 9,000 miles guided only by instinct. The crew spent two years following loggerhead turtles on their trips across the ocean, and have captured on film the remarkable life cycle of a beautiful creature that struggles to survive in an increasingly unforgiving environment.

The film does what our parks have been doing for more than five decades: inspire, enrich and entertain. Helping bring this film and its powerful message of the fragility and beauty of our oceans to the public is what SeaWorld is and what we have always been about.

The film will be released to theaters in both standard theatrical formats as well as 3D in selected locations starting June 24. This is the the same week as the opening of SeaWorld San Diego’s Turtle Reef, a new attraction that showcases this extraordinary species in a 300,000-gallon aquarium with a massive underwater viewing gallery.

Last time my family and I were at SeaWorld, we were so thankful to be treated to a SeaWorld private tour which included feeding turtles (from a distance) it was really neat to learn about them.